1965 in Romania

Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	Other events of 1965; History of Romania; Timeline of Romanian history; Years in Romania;

This is a list of 1965 events that occurred in the Socialist Republic of Romania.

Incumbents

President: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej^[1] Ending –19 March 1965; then Nicolae Ceaușescu^[2] Beginning –22 March 1965

22 March – Nicolae Ceaușescu becomes the first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party, after the sudden death of previous leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej on 19 March that year.

12 March – George Călinescu, literary critic (born 1899).^{[citation needed]}
19 March – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Romanian communist leader, 47th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1901).^[8]

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